Step-by-Step Guide: Deploy Tomcat on Huawei Kunpeng Elastic Cloud Server

How to configure Tomcat on a Kunpeng Elastic Cloud Server

1. Download Tomcat

Visit tomcat.apache.org , select the desired version (the guide uses Tomcat 9), and download the compressed package.

2. Transfer files to the server

Use scp to copy the downloaded archive to the Kunpeng Elastic Cloud Server. For details on the command, refer to the previous blog "Deploy Java on Kunpeng Elastic Cloud Server".

3. Remote login and extract

Log in to the server via SSH, then extract the archive: tar -zxvf tomcat.tar.gz The extracted directory contains several sub‑folders:

bin : executable files, e.g., startup.sh conf : configuration files

lib : dependent JAR packages

logs : log files

temp : temporary files

webapps : deployed web applications

work : runtime data

4. Start Tomcat

Navigate to the bin directory and run the startup script: ./startup.sh You should see the message "Tomcat started". Verify that the service is listening on port 8080:

netstat -anp | grep 8080

5. Open port 8080 in the security group

In the Huawei Cloud console, go to Security Group → Configure Rules**, add a rule to allow inbound traffic on port 8080.

6. Browse the application

Open a web browser and navigate to IP:8080 to see the Tomcat welcome page.